to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
everything; anything; nothing
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
explosive; blasting powder
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
prohibition; inhibition; ban
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll